Trump versprach Massenbegnadigungen für Helfer: „Jeder, der näher als 200 Fuß gekommen ist“

[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-promises-mass-pardons-to-staff-before-leaving-office-d7274d32) has a longer article about this but it is paywalled for most.

Also, [yahoo has a longer article that isn’t paywalled.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-promises-pardon-everybody-leaves-202224304.html)

Translation: Do whatever I tell you, even if it sounds super illegal because I’ve „Got your back“. 😉 – from the man notorious for not holding up his end of the deal if it doesn’t personally benefit him, and that benefit must outweigh greatly whatever benefits you would be getting.

If you are giving a mass pardon to your entire staff, that just means the entire administration is acknowledging they are doing illegal shit

Well he’s throwing them all under the bus I guess.

Yeah, this is like totally normal.

Three years to go. JFC.

These pardons need to be challenged and overturned. The U.S. needs a democratic Congress and Senate. This administration is a criminal organization. You can’t let them get away with this. America needs a good cleanup, and the good news is we know where to find all the worst crass in America; they’re all in Trump’s cabinet.

„Stack“ the Supreme Court. Do what they did; refuse any judge’s answer that does not result in overturning the pardons and appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal.

Hmm why would they all need that? Unless…

„So you still think you can be the pope, do ya trump?“- The Pope.

I’d love to see all these criminals sit in a confession booth with the mob boss.

Yea go ahead and ignore those

Is this what corruption looks like?

this is so that when Dems turn Republican assholes inside out after November, nobody that has witnessed any of his crimes can actually be held accountable. these pardons are to protect him, not to protect everybody else.

This is how he gets out of being 25th’d. He’s surrounded himself with a criminals who will all need pardons just for serving in his administration. It’s damning. The entire executive branch is corrupt and compromised.

Sounds like in order to do anything I want I should be a Trump Aide.

On a serious note, You dont start promising security unless you get scared.

Between this and the out of the blue Melania statement, I think Trump is preparing sandbags.

Knowing him, That means we’re a couple months away from him literally barricading the Whitehoue and refusing to come out.

The worst part is whoever replaces and takes him out is likely to be even more insane and a bigger shitbag then he is, or whatever group.

Pedo criminal admin with no legitimacy

Which should make the Pardons null and void.

I think the guy that tried to shoot him was less than 200 feet away

I think that some reform, like barring them from pardoning themselves or members of their administration could be a good idea.

This administration is more than willing to ignore the constitution or any law they don’t like. I don’t see why, after this dirtbag gets wheeled out of the oval office, the next administration should honor *any* pardon issued by that dog shit excuse for a human being.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if he does, just prosecute them anyway. If scotus tells you no, ignore them.

You think the people at Nuremberg would have cared if Hitler had pardoned goebbels?

Of course not, these people are operating in bad faith and trying to “one weird trick” their way out of the prison time they deserve. Do not play along.

A criminal telling people they’re forgiven does not make them forgiven. all the guilty members of this administration will be held accountable.